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FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology REQUESTOR NAME ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST Kareen Hopkins Please provide me a report on the number of employees that were officially bumped, based on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and employee/union member seniority rights during the DoIT lay off in 2016.Please include the name of the employees affected. List the names of the employee(s) who used his/her bumping rights. Jordan Matyas Maytas Law Firm Copies of any and all FOIA Requests submitted by Kelly Connolly including the request submitted on 1/15/2019. Matt Chapman A copy of the following records for all past and current employees and contractors employed by this department. Please provide at least, but not limited to, 5 years worth of records.Name;Email address;Title;Name of immediate superior;Email address of immediate superior;Direct reports (if applicable) Judy King Please provide, in either Excel or .csv format a translation file that shows for each of the 50 Chicago aldermanic wards, the U.S. Census Tracts in each ward Kareen Hopkins How many promotions have occurred at DoIT between the years of 2014 to 2019? Please list the report by Year x ethnicity/race x number of promotions. Benjamin Preis I am requesting a copy of all contracts between the City of Chicago, University of Chicago, and/or Argonne National Lab relating to the Array of Things project. Please email them to me at this email address. Mimi Castillo I am requesting the following: 1. landline and Department-issued cell phone records for Bill Helm from 01/01/18 to present. 2. emails to/from Page 1 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology DATE DUE DATE RECEIVED 01/21/2019 01/29/2019 01/23/2019 01/30/2019 01/24/2019 02/01/2019 01/25/2019 02/01/2019 04/04/2019 04/11/2019 04/07/2019 04/15/2019 04/08/2019 04/17/2019 Page 2 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology all Department-issued email accounts for Bill Helm from 01/01/18 to present. Troy Golden I request a spreadsheet index file showing the sender, recipients, subject line, and date for all emails sent or received by any cityofchicago.org email address between the dates of December 1, 2016 and April 15, 2019 mentioning the follow keywords: business license. Margaret Brandlein Is there an interactive map that depicts the above-captioned districts? Justin Laurence Please provide a copy of the emails I have highlighted from the excel file you sent me on 4/3/2019. I would prefer It in a searchable PDF format Declan Fay I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records pertaining to body worn cameras (henceforth referred to as BWCs) utilized by the Chicago Police Department. Specifically, records relating to contracts, billing statements, invoices, purchase orders & license agreements regarding purchase, general use, licensing, maintenance, upkeep, & updates of BWCs, their associated hardware / accessories, & video captured by said BWCs, for years 2016 to current. Matt Chapman All email metadata - including from/to addresses, date & time stamps, subject line names, and attachment names of e-mails sent from January 1st, 2019 to February 14th, 2019 to/from the following email address: [email protected] Matt Chapman The full email - including the body and metadata sections - titled with the subject "2018 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT OF HOMELESS PERSONS" sent to the [email protected] email address on the date of 1/11/2018.This email was sent from an email Page 3 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology 04/15/2019 04/22/2019 04/17/2019 04/24/2019 04/19/2019 04/26/2019 02/07/2019 02/15/2019 02/14/2019 02/22/2019 02/14/2019 02/22/2019 Page 4 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology address on the date of 1/11/2018.This email was sent from an email account with the name "City Announcement". Ian Hodgson Southside Weekly I request a spreadsheet index showing the sender, recipients, date, and subject line for all emails sent or received since January 1, 2017 by the following city email addresses:[email protected];george.cardenas@cityofchicag o.org;[email protected];Liliana.Escarpita@cityofchica go.org;[email protected] That include any of the following key words or phrases:Aberdeen;aberdeendevelopmentchicago.com;Panfil;1950 W Pershing;2055 W Pershing;2101-2133 Pershing;2129-2133 W Pershing;Preservation Chicago Justin Laurence I request a spreadsheet index file showing the sender, recipients, subject line, and date for all emails sent or received by a cityofchicago.com email address that mentions the phrases “Michael Reese” or “Opportunity Zones” in the subject line within the timeframe of 1-1-2017 to the date the search is made. Justin Laurence I request a spreadsheet index file showing the sender, recipients, subject line, and date for all emails sent or received by any cityofchicago.org email address between the dates of December 1, 2016 and July 25, 2018 mentioning one or more of the following keywords: Sterling Bay, @sterlingbay.com, Andy Gloor, Keating Crown, Dean Marks, Julie Gouldie, Jack Houze, Lincoln Yards, Cortland/Chicago River TIF, Brian Hopkins, and [email protected]. Joseph Varan 1) A reasonably detailed list of all types of categories of records you have under your control; 2) a description of the manner in which public Page 5 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology 02/19/2019 02/26/2019 04/24/2019 05/01/2019 02/19/2019 02/26/2019 05/26/2019 06/04/2019 Page 6 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology records stored by electronic data processing may be obtained in a form comprehendible to persons lacking knowledge of computer language or printout format; and 3) the last thee requests for infomration you received prior to this request. Erica Knox Citywide email search of including to or from, subject line, or email body using keywords 'Edgewater Medical Center', 'Ground Crew, Inc.', 'MCZ Development', 'Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture' or 'MCZ' between January 1, 2001 and February 22, 2019. Emails dated between January 1, 2001 and February 22, 2019, to or from the [email protected] and [email protected] or any of the following individuals:Lisa Hand;Charlie Parker;Cecilia Horan;Scott Fink;Cid Stanford Jarvis;Ruthie Williams;Robert Ross Jessica Sunblade The Illinois Centennial Monument (Address: 3150 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL 60647), was given a diagnostic inspection via a laser- scan. I would like to request the digital scan of the monument. Kevin Gainey Information regarding the city servers; the type and cost of the servers Diane Carbonara Fox News Invoices from Sprint Nextel to the Department of Streets and Sanitation for a GPS software program called Xora, from 2000 to the present. Number of cell phones using XORA; cost to install and monthly service fee. List of departments currently using XORA including start date, cost and date city department stopped using it Elizabeth Steponkus FedSources Cost and technical proposal submitted by Unisys Vincent Information in At&T, Bank of America and Commonwealth Edison: Number of ALL employees, the number of female employees, the number of male employees, the racial make up of employees, as of right now or as of 2009 in the chicagoland area Page 7 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology 02/25/2019 03/05/2019 02/27/2019 03/08/2019 05/19/2010 05/26/2010 05/25/2010 06/02/2010 06/25/2010 07/02/2010 07/09/2010 07/16/2010 Page 8 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology Amy E. Keller Wexler Wallace Without violating the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this is a FOIA request seeking any and all documents related to benefits paid or not paid by any City of Chicago health care plan for heart scans, CT scans, or angiograms performed by Andrew Rosenson, M.D. and AR Imaging, d/b/a HeartScan of Chicago. Chao He The proposed SmartChicago initiatives waiting for Round 2 funding on BroadbandUSA’s online database. Are maps of the proposed route of the network? And if the route of the network has not yet been finalized, whether there is a decision on whether the network will pass through any of the following areas? Eola, Chicago Ridge, Worth, Palos Heights, Crestwood, Robbins, Alsip, Hazelgreen, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Lyons, Summit, Justice, Hickory Hills, Rolling Meadows, Palatine, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Horatio Gardens? Also, if there is a website where I could find more information like this, could you please direct me toward it? Kevin B. Sander Cannon Business Solutions, Inc Results of the printer bid for the recent awarded contract including pricing information and reason for award. Robert D. Fink Arquilla & Fink, Ltd. Please provide us with copies of all lists, reports, notes, memoranda, applications, registrations, or any other documentation relating to any and all vehicles (regardless of date) which were registered to or owned by(or otherwise relate to) Steven Brick, Beverly Hills, Inc., Beverly Hills Limousine, Beverly Hills Limo Service, Skyline Transportation. This request includes, but is not limited to, applications and/or registrations for Ground Transportation Registration emblems, MPEA Permit program and any audit performed in association with the MPEA online program, which involve any of the aforementioned entities or Page 9 of 292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology 07/12/2010 07/19/2010 07/20/2010 07/27/2010 08/02/2010 08/09/2010 08/04/2010 08/11/2010 Page 10 of292 10/01/2021 FOIA Request Log - Innovation and Technology individual.
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